CVE-2023-2233 (GCVE-0-2023-2233)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-29 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-20 04:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Missing Authorization in GitLab
Summary
An improper authorization issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.8 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5 and all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It allows a project reporter to leak the owner's Sentry instance projects.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-30 14:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/408359 | issue-tracking |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1947211 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
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